EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warned the Turkish government on Monday against taking steps that would damage the constitutional order following a failed weekend coup.
"No excuse" for country to abandon rule of law - EU's Mogherini
"We are the ones saying today rule of law has to be protected in the country," she said in Brussels.
"No excuse" for Turkey to abandon rule of law -EU's Mogherini
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"We were the first... during that tragic night to say that the legitimate institutions needed to be protected," she told reporters on arrival at an EU foreign ministers meeting, which was also to be attended by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
"We are the ones saying today rule of law has to be protected in the country," she said in Brussels. "There is no excuse for any steps that takes the country away from that."
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